Meets Noon Mondays at the Hilton

Rotary website: www.hbgrotary.org

Executive Director: Linda Freedenberg Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Telephone: 717-234-1208 Fax: 717-234-3234

ROTARY ROUNDUP: for March 19, 2007

Speaker: Ricky Zambrano, Youth Exchange student

Greeter: Gib Parthemore

Invocation: Howard Ammons

Club Singing: Doug Pieper

Publications: Mark Stone

Mini-Classification Talk: Ellen Smyk

Placing Rotary Roundup: Bob Craumer

HAPPY BIRTHDAY WEEK

Christopher Markley MAR 19

Paul Mahoney MAR 22

Lou Grammes MAR 23

PROGRAM:

"I was born at Lecheria, Anzoategui (state) in Venezuela on a Saturday, March 4, 1989. My parent's names are Jose Zambrano and Zaida Hadwan. My father is a Chemical Engineer. He has his own company that sells equipment to the petroleum industry. My mother is a General Doctor; she also took chef classes and was first in her class. I was my parent's first child. Two years after I was born, my brother Jose Daniel (15 years old now) was born, November 21, 1991.

My parents tell me that the first year of my life I was a very hyperactive child and I also learn everything really quick. They tell me I start talking when I was 8 months... well that's what they say.

I started school when I was 3 1/2 years old; I was really messy in school. I was always getting into troubles because I was always running around. I went to the Italian-Venezuelan school "Angelo de Marta", which gave me a really good knowledge of the Italian language. But, please don't try to talk to me in Italian. I always liked subjects like math and physics; I represented my school on math Olympics. Making friends it's one of my best abilities and I have many friends. During my last year of high school I was accepted to the three best colleges in Venezuela, which gives me the opportunity to decide where I wanted to go to college. I want to study Electronical Engineering.

I've been practicing sports since I was about 6 years old. Swimming was my first sport. After that I started to practice Tae Kwan do (getting to green belt). Then I started to play indoor soccer. I'm a big soccer fan; I have been watching European and South American soccer ever since I can remember.

My hobbies are hanging out with my friends, play some soccer, going to parties, movies and go shopping (even if it sounds girly).

I have to add that my family and friends are everything to me. If I am any good at something it's because my dad did an awesome job raising me and building my character, and my mom gave me my craziness and my kindness, also my late grandmother played a big role in raising me and was the one that first told me I was meant to be a great person and a good man. I hope that she thinks I'm in the right track, and if I'm not, I'm sure when we meet again she will pull my ears for that."

UPCOMING PROGRAMS / MEETING LOCATIONS

Mar 19 Ricky Zabrano, Youth Exchange Student

Hilton

Mar 26 Ed Marsico, District Attorney

Hilton

Apr 2 John Lieghow, Director of the State Museum

Hilton "The State Museum of PA: The 2^nd 100 Years"

Apr 9 NO MEETING

For complete programming go to our website: hbgrotary.org and click on calendar.

March is Preserve Planet Earth Month

NEWS AND NOTES:

• Volunteer Opportunities here and Abroad: Contact Linda or Connie Spark 600-2020 This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

1. Rotary Dental Mission - March 3-9: partnership with HACC at Foose elementary school in Harrisburg PA

2. Rotary Eye Mission - April 11-19 Foose Elementary School

3. Dominican Republican Dental Mission with Bob Hall- March 17-25

4. Peru Mission 2007 - May 27-June 10

5. Habitat for Humanity - May 19th

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• DISTRICT CONFERENCE Hershey Motor Lodge May 11-12

The District 7390 Conference will be held at the Hershey Motor Lodge on May 10 - 12. The Golf Outing will be held at Wren Dale Golf Course on Thursday, May 10. Plenary Sessions are Friday and Saturday, with evening dinners with RI Guest speakers and/or entertainment.

Brochure and registration forms are on the information table and can be downloaded at

http://www.rotary7390.org/conference.htm.

• Feel Good! Be included in the Harrisburg Rotary Foundation Community Grants and Scholarships. Send in your $100 contribution today. We thank those Rotarians who have already paid. It's not too late...please contribute today...we need your participation!

• The ROTARY INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION makes miracles happen around the world all year long, but your donation now will help us reach our goal even sooner. Send your check to the Rotary office. THANK YOU for your support.

• YOUTH EXCHANGE INFO

Our 2006-07 exchange student, Jose Ricardo Zambrano, from Venezuela has joined his second host family, Dominic and Kristie Cavallaro, and is attending school at Central Dauphin High School. We hope that you meet him soon. We would like to remind you that we are always looking for activities and American cultural experiences that our exchange students will enjoy. If you have any suggestions, opportunities or tickets available, please contact Ron Guss, Jose Ricardo's counselor, or Terry Barnaby, Co-Chair of the Youth Exchange committee.

• SUPPORT OUR WOUNDED TROOPS

Donate $10 cash or check payable to the Harrisburg Rotary Foundation, in support of our 2006-07 goal to raise another $2,000 to assist the non-profit "Wounded Warrior Project" minister to the personal needs of our severely wounded troops who face long-term rehab in military hospitals.

Your contribution is 100% tax deductible.

• The 2006-07 Rotary International Convention will be held in Salt Lake City, UT, June 17-20. Registration packets are available online at www.rotary.org.

• MUSIC on MONDAYS

We now have the Al Morrison CD. Contact Linda to buy a copy.

Donation: $20 to Harrisburg Rotary Foundation.

• For meeting cancellations due to inclement weather.... Tune to

ABC27-TV

or

• check your e-mail or
• call the Rotary office at 234-1208.

ATTENDANCE LAST ROTARY MEETING: 3/12/07 59%

Rotarians 71 Active Specials 9 Guests 16 Visiting Rotarians 0 = 96

Minutes by Andy Rebuck

Can you hear it? Can you hear it? Is it the sound of robins as the first day of Spring is rapidly approaching? Is it the sound of the harp as that special St. Patrick's Day holiday is right around the corner? Perhaps it is the sound of the bouncing ball as the NCAA March Madness event kicks off Thursday. No, none of these sounds are what we are hearing. At the Monday meeting of the Rotary Club Of Harrisburg today we heard loud and clear the sound of youth!

Yes, we enjoyed a wonderful presentation led by Rotarian Snider that highlighted the YCDT project. Surely we all knew that YCDT (Youth Community Development Team) is our centennial project. We also fully realized that this project teaches and enables our area youth to understand philanthropy, develop leadership skills and foster attention to serving the needs of the community. Finally, most of us knew full and well that this effort has been shepherded by some awesome Rotarians-Marie Lick, Dolores Liptak, Karen Snider, Sharon Stabinski and others like Shelly Myers, Joe Summers, Bob Saline and Dave Bartoli.

We may not have known that 35 students from Bishop McDevitt, Harrisburg High and Sci-tech High are active with one time per month, 2 hour meetings at the Patriot News building. Most likely we were in the dark that there is a $12,000 operating budget and that Rep. Buxton just secured $5,000 and Sen. Piccola locked in $20,000. At the same time, the YCDT continues to seek our charitable gifts for the endowment fund.

Our club heard from two students today. Both, with great poise and enthusiasm outlined some of the dynamics of this project and left us with a very warm and very clear idea of just how awesome this rotary project is and will be in the Harrisburg area for years to follow. If you missed this meeting, please, please, take time to e-mail Karen Snider and ask her how you can become a part of supporting YCDT.

From youth to technology, our club moved to a demonstration of our new web site at exactly 12:40 this afternoon. Our very own, super-techie, Kent Frese, led a live web site introduction of www.hbgrotary.org. If you want to know anything about our club, our district or even our international efforts, go to www.hbgrotary.org. Special thanks to prospective member, John Kurtinecz from J.P. Lilley and Son, for providing the equipment for the presentation at no charge to the club. Gold stars to Kent!

We finished the meeting with five more items. First, president-elect Carrie, hosted the welcome to the club of three new members-Edward Tosti, Jeffrey Gelburd and Una Martone! Second, President Garry pinned our very own Al Morrison with a cool, musical cleft Rotary pin! (Al took a minute to note that he plays for many organizations. He went on to say that he has played since age 8 for the Wednesday club and would certainly very much appreciate our support of this awesome musical organization.) Third, wonder-woman, Sandy Beck, outlined initiatives to recruit new members that included PSA announcements on public radio, a recruitment message on area billboards and a direct mail campaign to community leaders. Fourth, Big, Bob Hostetter spoke with his usual flair on the upcoming Dominican dental care mission-best wishes to Bob and the team! Fifth and final before the bell rang at exactly 1:11, Ron Guss urged volunteers to sign up for assistance at the District Rotary Student Youth Exchange weekend March 17-18th. We need you, was the main message, so before you move to the next project on your to do list, go to www.hbgrotary.org and e-mail Ron Guss < This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it >, your willingness to help out.

Keep your ears open, there are a lot of great sounds out there, including the sound of youth reverberating from YCDT!